The Best Multivitamins Every Man Should Take

Find out which pills you should be popping to keep your body functioning properly

You’ve come a long way since chomping on Flintstones chewables. But for most men, multivitamins are an afterthought these days.

That’s why we asked two dietitians—Dawn Jackson Blatner, R.D., nutrition consultant for the Chicago Cubs, and Dave Grotto, R.D., author of 101 Optimal Life Foods—to help us navigate the multivitamin aisle.

Why It’s a Good Buy: You get at least 100 percent of the USDA recommended daily allowance of vitamins C, D, and E in a capsule that’s much smaller than some of the horse pills you’ll find in the supplement aisle

It’s also got a significant amount of manganese, an immune booster that helps with memory and maintaining healthy bones.

Why It’s a Good Buy: Unlike other multivitamins, the Men’s Pack has a higher emphasis on the B-complex vitamins, along with an ample amount of Vitamin E, an antioxidant that helps reduce inflammation and protect against cancer, heart disease, and macular degeneration.

But we don’t often get it through food alone, unless it’s been fortified, says Grotto.

That’s where a supplement like One A Day can come in—it has almost double the daily recommended allowance of vitamin D, plus a significant amount of magnesium, which wards off migraines, could help regulate blood pressure and prevents stroke and diabetes, according to some studies.

(Note: Despite the name, The One A Day formula is not associated with Men’s Health magazine.)

Why It’s a Good Buy: You’ll find more of the heart protector magnesium in this formula than most multivitamins (about 25 percent of the daily recommended allowance, versus 13 percent), which is why both Blatner and Grotto approve.

Plus, lycopene helps promote prostate health, while both lutein and zeaxanthin are good for the eyes (of course, you can get some of those same nutrients from eating vegetables such as carrots and spinach).